Lee's first love was always poetry, though he was only moderately successful as a poet. Lee's first poem appeared in The Sunday Referee in 1934. Another poem was published in Cyril Connolly's Horizon magazine in 1940 and his first volume of poems, The Sun My Monument, was launched in 1944. This was [...]

Night Life is Laurie Anderson's diary of a year of dreams. Its pages recreate each night's mental show as a work of art, employing Anderson's skill in theater, lyrics and narrative to investigate the workings of her mind in the languages of dreams, drawings and text. She describes the book thus: For[...]

This book is appropriate for courses in First-Year Experience, College Success, and Study Skills. The focus of Foundations for Learning is on academic adjustment with personal development issues seamlessly integrated into the academic emphasis theme of 'claiming an education' and taking responsibili[...]

Now that you've bought an amazing new DSLR, you need a book that goes beyond the camera manual to teach you how to take great shots. That's where Composition: From Snapshots to Great Shots, Second Edition, comes in, teaching you the fundamentals of composition-the creative arrangement of elements in[...]

A friendly, step-by-step guide to the Microsoft Office database application Access may be the least understood and most challenging application in the Microsoft Office suite. This guide is designed to help anyone who lacks experience in creating and managing a database learn to use Access 2010 quic[...]

The dawn of 1921 finds Mary Russell, Sherlock Holmes's brilliant young apprentice, about to come into a considerable inheritance. Nevertheless, she still enjoys her nighttime prowls in disguise through London's grimy streets, where one night she encounters an old friend, now a charity worker among [...]

As Mr. Bing's new pet "doughnut dog," Arnie couldn't be happier. When Mr. Bing joins a bowling league, Arnie gets to go along to practices and competitions. But then Mr. Bing loses his glasses and starts rolling gutter balls. Someone or something is behind the madness. Arnie must solve the mystery a[...]

"Great Sex Naturally" reveals for the first time how you can combine modern medicine, ancient secrets and completely natural methods to dynamically recharge both your sexuality and your total health. Whether you already enjoy a healthy sex life and would like to dramatically enhance it, or you need [...]

This authoritative guide outlines everything readers need to know to create gorgeous fabrics. There's nothing like it on the market Collected within are step-by-step tutorials for designing patterns (both digitally and by hand), a comprehensive section on printing techniques--including digital prin[...]

These days, a lot of people are trying to tell teens what's best for them. Here's a look at life from artist and professional nonconformist Laurie Rosenwald, who insists that she doesn't want to tell anyone what to do. But when you are as irreverent as she is (Is the earth really worth saving?) and [...]

Olives, trees, pickles, peas . . . What do they have in common? All of them are green In her debut picture book, Laurie Rosenwald explores the world of color through humorous poetry and dynamic collages. Pink flamingos aspire to be ballerinas, yellow taxis screech to a halt at red stop signs, and b[...]

Filled with warmth, wit and wisdom, 'The Future Homemakers of America' takes us to the heart of female friendship. A novel fans of 'Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood' will not be able to resist.[...]

This collection of stories about love and privacy is serious, funny, tender, and alive with the elegance and spirit that characterize Laurie Colwin's work. In these stories, the reader moves among young men and women: pianists, historians, book illustrators, architects; women who are composed and in[...]